Tobacco-receptacle



A. J. GUILL. TOBACCO RECEPTACLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28. m9.

Patented. J uly 5, 1921.

3% atbozwzq tiTATE TOBACCO-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1919. Serial No. 279,838.

To all Q0/1072! it may concern.-

.US it known that 1, ANDREW J. GUILL,

- men of the United States, residing at mired, in the county of Fergusand State ontana, have invented certain new and user ll improvements inTobacco-Receptacles. of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved receptacleespecially designed to contain smoking tobacco and provided with a valvecontrolled discharge port permitting a smoking pipe to be convenientlyfilled with tobacco from the receptacle.

Another object is the provision of a novel type of stirring or agitatingarm actuated by the valve rod and movable in the zone of the dischargeport, whereby the contents of the receptacle are agitated during theopening movement of the valve rod to insure uninterrupted flow of thetobacco through the discharge port.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of elements which will be more fully setforth hereinafter and described in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view through the tobaccoreceptacle,

Fig. 2 represents a horizontal sectional view through the standard belowthe receptacle looking downwardly upon the base plate,

Fig. 3 represents a perspectlve view of the valve rod and agitatorelement removed from the body of the receptacle, and

Fig. 1 represents an enlarged horizontal sectional view, partly brokenaway, through the valve rod and support for the agitator arm.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral5 indicates the body of the receptacle which is supported upon astandard 6 mounted in an upright position upon a base 7 carrying alaterally projecting plate 8. The surface of the plate is provided witha depression 9 receiving a removable tray 10 designed to receive andhold the particles of tobacco which accidentally fall thereon whenfilling a pipe.

The upper portion of the receptacle 5 is open to permit the tobacco orother material to be introduced therein and a closure plate 11 isremovably fitted upon the open end to protect the contents of thereceptacle. The rear wall of the wardly and forwardly as indicated at 12to guide the tobacco toward the discharge port 13 and connects with thevertically disposed front wall 1 1. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 1,the discharge port in the receptacle bottom is located centrally abovethe tray 1%) and in such spaced relation thereto as to afford adequatespace for the reception of a pipe which may be arranged underneath theport 13 to be filled with tobacco.

The passage of the contents of the receptacle through the port 18 iscontrolled by a vertically movable valve rod 15 having an enlargedconical lower terminal 16 constituting a valve adapted to seat in theport 13 Patented July 5, 1921.

receptacle is curved down and prevent the passage of the contentsof thereceptacle therethrough. The upper ter minal of the valve rod isslidably and loosely received within a tubular guide sleeve 17 formedintegral with the upper part of the receptacle and a button or handle 18is fastened to the extreme upper terminal of the rod exteriorly of thereceptacle whereby the valve 16 may be conveniently operated to uncoverthe port 13. A stop pin 19 is fastened intermediate the ends of the rod15 and is adapted to engage the inner surface of the upper portion ofthe receptacle body to prevent complete withdrawal of the rod therefrom.

In order to agitate the tobacco during the uncovering of the port 13, anagitator arm 20 is pivotally connected at 21 with a sleeve 22 confinedupon the rod 15 between pins 23 and the arm is movable over the curvedguide portion 12 of the receptacle body to cause the tobacco to movetoward the port 13 during the movement of the rod. A supporting arm 24is. secured internally of the receptacle body and is provided with aslotted lower terminal 25 loosely supporting the arm 20 and the latteris connected with the rod 15 in such manner that when the valve 15 is inclosed position the agitating arm 20 is supported in a substantiallyhorizontal position whereas when the rod is ele vated in the act ofuncovering the port 13 to dispense the tobacco the agitator arm 20 isswung downwardly over the guide surface 12 causing the tobacco to flowtoward and through the port 13. In case the tobacco becomes clogged atthe mouth of the port 13, the rod 15 may be further elevated so as toswing the extreme curved terminal 26 of the agitator arm directly overthe port 13 and by slight movement of the rod which is permitted by itsloose mounting the Vagitator may be vibrated so as to loosen and causethe tobacco to flow freely through the port. 7

The lower surface of the receptacle is pro vided with a circular boss 13arranged concentric to the port 13 and of such diameter as to bereceived within the pipe bowl as suggested in dotted lines 1n Fig. 1 andthe terminal of the valve projects slightly below the boss permitting itto be used inconjunction with the boss in properly tamping or packingthe tobacco.

-What I claimis:

1. A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a discharge port,and a vertically movable valve rod supported in said body provided withan enlarged lower terminal constituting a closure for said port andbeing pointed to penetrate the'contents of the receptacle. 7

2; A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a forwardlycurved rear wall anda discharge port in the lower portion thereof, avertically movable valve rod c'onstituting a closure for said port and apivoted agitator arm carried by the valve rod and movable throughthecentral portion of the receptacle and over the curved portion of therear wall and said discharge port.

3. A tobacco receptacle including a body provided with a dischargeportya vertically movable loosely mounted valve rod constituting aclosure for said port, an agitator arm pivotally secured to the rod, anda slotted supporting arm the agitator arm and normally supporting thelatter in a substantially horizontal posrtion in the. loweruportion ofthe body when the valve rod is in closed position. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature hereto.

' ANDREW J. GUILL.

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